}d its closest Allies. 503 



Colour. 



The style of colour is, broadly speaking, the same in all 

 the forms described above. There is some difference in 

 details, and there seems to be a certain, though not very- 

 large, amount of individual variation. 



This style of colour, in its most pronounced form, might 

 be described as follows : — 



Upperside of the body, anteriorly light-coloured, posteriorly 

 dark-coloured ; the two colours contrasting, and the line 

 of demarcation between them sharp; the contrast is simply 

 due to the fact that, in the hinder part of the upperside, 

 the dark hair-tips are sufficiently long to completely cover the 

 light bases of the hairs, in the front part very short or 

 altogether wanting, exposing the light ground-colour; the 

 dark-coloured part of the back corresponds to what I have 

 called the "horseshoe-patch'' in Rhinolophus. Base of hairs 

 of upperside rather '^^ ecru-drab" with a silvery tinge. Two 

 round patches, whitish or yellowish, on each side of the body, 

 at the shoulder-region, the one behind the other, rather 

 close together. A longitudinal stripe, white or yellowish, 

 bordering each side of the back, along the plagiopatagium. 

 Underside a shade of " wood-browu." 



Putting aside some old skins, the colours of which may 

 not be quite reliable, the chief differences between the species 

 and subspecies, so far as they can be made out from the 

 material to hand, seem to be these (all the skins described 

 are of adult individuals) : — 



H. d. vicarius and typicus. — Flinder part of back " mars- 

 brown " washed with " russet." Patches and stripes well 

 marked, sometimes tinged with yellowish. 



H. d. griseus. — Not essentially different from vicarius ; 

 the shade of the brown colour of the hinder back varies 

 somewhat, being sometimes darker, sometimes more tinged 

 with russet. 



//. d. pullatus (one skin only). — Back very much darker, 

 approaching '^ seal-brown " ; no contrast between anterior 

 and posterior part of back. White patches and stripes very 

 strongly marked *. 



H. d. oceanitis (one skin). — Essentially as jmllattis, but 

 patches and stripes almost completely obsolete. Underside 

 of body considerably darker. 



//. lankudiva. — As //. d. vicarius, but hinder part of back 



* This skin was obtained on July 10th ; teeth somewhat worn ; fur 

 nnabiaded. Four spirit-specimens obtained in November seem to be of 



the same colour. 



